http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/ Engadget Comments for Fujitsu Siemens ships world's first zero-watt monitor http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/The screen doubles as a solar panel, generating sufficient power to recharge your Tesla.]]>Aug 13th 2008 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 11:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/
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10 devices with red lites suck ~1W each on even when I'm not using them 87.6kWh in a year, kind of adds up.]]>Aug 13th 2008 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/
The term is vampire energy. Read this.

http://awesome.goodmagazine.com/transparency/008/trans008vampireenergy.html]]>Aug 13th 2008 11:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/
We have all this technology and we cant make something not use electricty when its off...]]>Aug 13th 2008 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/]]>Aug 13th 2008 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/
But... it's trivial to switch AC on with a button. Use a multipole relay with AC coil to switch the AC on; the button pulls in the contacts while it's held in, and use one pole of the relay to keep the contacts in as long as they're in, _and_ a second, DC-coil relay (for switching it off) is not actuated.

Now if the button is 2-pole, with 1 for AC (for powering on) and the other used to signal a microcontroller when the system is on, the microcontroller can then pull the second relay out, disconnecting power. Functionally, this button is now acting like a normal, always-power-consuming power button.

Why isn't this in everything?
Let's see:

* Single-pole pushbutton interfaced to microcontroller.

---- vs. ----

* Double-pole pushbutton, must be rated for mains voltage.
* Double-pole relay, mains voltage coil.
* Single-pole relay, 12VDCish coil.

Betcha can't guess which one is cheaper.]]>Aug 13th 2008 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 14th 2008 2:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Not a good brand? You've clearly never used Fujitsu's stuff.]]>Aug 13th 2008 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/we purchased a Fujitsu plasma TV, model #P50XHA10U from Good Guy Electronics (now defunct) in July 2003. The set came with a three year factory warranty, and we bought a one-year extension of that warranty. We had it repaired for the identical problem (upper half of display goes black) in Sept 2005, Nov 2005 and Aug 2007. In Aug 2008, the problem is back. I've asked Fujitsu to offer some relief on the costs of repair, or credit towards a set that doesn't have a record of factory defects. They responded that the unit is out of warranty. Worst, they have closed their "display" division and no longer produce plasma or other TVs.
My contention is simple,... although the TV is tehnically out of warranty, it had an apparently incurable factory defect since it was in warranty that still isn't resolved. Fujitsu should be willing to make-good some of the original purchase price ($12,000) and costs of repairs along the way ($900 for 3 repair episodes), but they won't. BUYER BEWARE!!]]>Aug 13th 2008 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/"draw no power when not in use - as the DC power converter shuts down completely"
"When the monitor powers down, it triggers the power supply to totally disconnect from the mains. When the PC next sends output to the monitor, a small electrical pulse restores display power. This function works with analogue and digital monitor outputs."

I think I read from somewhere else that the monitor is using some sort of relay (electrical switch that opens and closes under the control of another electrical circuit). There are no internal batteries...

Anyway this monitor is probably targeted at enterprise users... the power savings are probably more significant when you have an entire office having these monitors.]]>Aug 13th 2008 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/Aug 13th 2008 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/13/fujitsu-siemens-ships-worlds-first-zero-watt-monitor/
Many users, (especially in offices) leave computers and or monitors on when they go to lunch or nock off for the day.When these computers go into standby, so will the monitors they are attached to. A monitor in standby will still use 1 to 10 watts depending on model. This particular monitor will use 0 watts.
However, the individual savings do not merit the extra cost even with todays silly electricity prices. For this price the monitor needs to be very efficient when being used, which it is not.

On the other hand, If Fujitsu Siemens where a start up with this patent, I would want to buy shares.The idea of getting zero watt standby tech in every household device is mouthwatering.
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